End the War. End all war.

Hey All:

The End the War Coalition in Phoenix is still meeting every week to organize peace events. They’ve been at this for nine years, now - they’re good people, and often show up to support other groups’ actions protesting state and corporate violence across the valley. They make for good comrades and allies. Find them here every week - they will make you feel welcome:

Grace Lutheran Church
1124 N. 3rd Street
(N. of Roosevelt)
Every Tuesday
7pm - 9pm

End the War Coalition: Code Pink Phoenix, Progressive Democrats of America, Phoenix Women in Black, Arizona Alliance for Peace & Justice, Phoenix Chapter Veterans for Peace, Arizona Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Arizona Green Party, Grandmothers for Peace and Arizona Christian Peacemakers, Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus

Singing louder than the guns: War, Protest, and Abbie Hoffman

'When our country is right, keep it right; but when it is wrong, right those wrongs.'

Just came across this on YouTube, and wanted to share it. It's a short clip that was done in tandem with the release of the movie about Abbie Hoffman and the Vietnam War protest era, "Steal This Movie". If you have a chance to see it, do.

Hoffman was an original Yippie, an anti-war and civil rights activist - and one of the Chicago Seven. He was a target of FBI attacks on social and racial justice activists for three decades (continuing well after COINTELPRO was exposed), and spent a number of years underground, continuing to organize people around environmental issues in the late seventies. He did a little time in prison in the 80's, then organized against US military actions in Nicaragua and CIA recruiters (for which he was again prosecuted, but this time acquitted).

Abbie was a legendary protester - brilliant, creative - and many said crazy. Among his many stunts, he organized a mass action to surround and try to levitate the Pentagon.

Sadly, he was diagnosed manic depressive, and ultimately committed suicide in 1989 - though many don't believe that story to this day.

Anyway, this clip seemed appropriate given that another generation is mired in an endless war...

"Young people, don't give up hope. If you participate, the future is yours"

Troop Escalation: Vigil 5:30 Weds.

Peace Activists:

It's Time To Be In The Streets - Wednesday !

  President Obama Announced Troop Escalation in Afghanistan!!!

Time

:  4:30 p.m.   Candlelight Vigil starting around 5:30 p.m.

Where: The intersection of 24^th Street and Camelback Road Phoenix

Peace........   si se puede
Dan O'Neal
Arizona State Coordinator - PDA
dan@pdamerica.org     www.pdamerica.org 480-650-0746

Let Us Not Become the Evil that we Despise

From Liz at AZ CODE Pink, a reminder from Susan Sarandon:
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"This week, many of us took inspiration from Barbara Lee and used our own voices to speak out against our woefully misguided war in Afghanistan. As one woman, she spoke for many of us eight years ago. This week, we each have the opportunity to follow her lead and channel the outrage and hope of everyone who wants us out of Afghanistan; each day, we flooded the blogosphere and phone lines and opinion sections of newspapers with the words that need to be heard about why we need to end our involvement in Afghanistan. If you haven't already, you can still use these tools from CODEPINK to make your voice loud and clear: http://bit.ly/nUQes

One of the best bumper stickers I've ever seen says "Speak your truth, even if your voice shakes." If you haven't ever blogged or called your Congressperson before, now is the time to do so, even if your voice shakes. It is up to us to remember Barbara Lee's brave example, her voice trembling with deeply felt conviction. We need more Barbara Lees to speak out against war. We can be those Barbara Lees, ourselves. We are the ones we've been waiting for. When we speak together from the heart, we truly can change the world."

In solidarity,
Susan Sarandon


Today is the 8th anniversary of President Bush signing the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The AUMF is the bill which authorized --and less than three weeks later on October 7th --led to the invasion of Afghanistan.

Follow Susan's lead and call your congressperson at 1-800-517-5696 today and use our talking points: http://bit.ly/Kgpdk. Say NO to another troop surge and NO more money for the war.